Looking for new car advice - Anybody have a 2012 Jeep Liberty?

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gmill880

Never ownes a jeep liberty but have appraised a ton of them as a used car manager once upon a lifetime . They were not something that had a good re-sale value at all . As a matter of fact we always tried to stay on the low side of average auction prices when trading for one . So thats about all the help I can be there , that they do not have a good re-sale/trade in value when you are ready to get rid off . If she hasn't taken a look at a Chevrolet Equinox I would recommend at least driving one before you buy ... and it may have just enough boxy rugged look for her . I don't work for Chevrolet anymore and don't have a dog in that fight just trying to give an opinion and a option ... good luck with whichever way it turns out . Gene

boydmcgowan

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OchoZacho

I currently am a used car manager, and my best friendly advice is even though she may plan to drive it until the wheels fall off, things happen and situations change. I see it everyday. Take a look at some of the reviews on a Toyota FJ Cruiser or a 4Runner. Great cars with great ratings, reliability and resale value. Look at preowned to save some $$$. Let me know if you have any questions or need any help, I've been in the car business for 11 years now.

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tincup703

Have a 2007 and if the 2012 models are any thing like ours, my advice is DON'T. It's been one problem after another since we bought it. It's been the least reliable car we've ever owned.

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Luko

I don't have a Liberty, but I have leased four Jeep Grand Cherokees over the last decade and have been a very happy customer. I leased a 2012 jeep last year and they are redesigned, with a better engine and much better ammenities, body style, etc. not sure if the Liberty was redesigned, but some friends in the car industry told me the new model would hold resale value much better than they had in past years.

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kaspera79

My daughter had a Liberty 08 that she loved. Never had a mechanical problem, she never had any issues with it until it was crashed. Rolled it, totaled it, she was pretty much unhurt.... She said she would get another one. But the 2012s were a little too much money for her right now. My other daughter just got an Escape.(2011) This car is great.. I've had three other Fords, (explorers) and put a total of 450K on them combined I still have two of them. I will buy another Explorer when the time comes. So Good things can be said about all these vehicles. (IMO)

taythegibs

my stepmom had an 01 escape and my girlfriends family had an 03, an 05, and an 07 (basically every odd year....) and all of them had big issues (tranny, computer, interior falling apart, suspension components self destructing, etc) but then again this was all on the older body style escape i dont know on the newer ones but i wont work on escapes, google spark plug changes on them, its insane.

ENFIDL

Go with the Jeep Patriot. I have one, it's a 2010, and was even told by a salesman to go for it over the liberty. The Patriot is a lot cheaper, gets better gas mileage, has cheaper insurance and has no issues. 2010 consumer reports showed that the Patriot was the best in the small SUV class overall with the least total cost of ownership and that the Liberty had the highest. I've had mine almost 26 months and have put nearly 50K miles on it and all I've done is routine maintenance and it's run like a champ. Even through snow deep enough to drag on the bottom of the thing lol

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slickric

did you get the jeep?

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Lee.mcglynn

Good call on Subaru!! They have a much better engine and don't have a Chrysler transmittion. Plus gas mileage is much better and a lot lower roll over rates.

taythegibs

i got to test drive a Forester last fall, it was nice and i wish i could have been able to afford it. Congrats!

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kingjk729

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